Tag: OIG

NASA OIG Unhappy With SLS/Orion Spaceport Command and Control Systems

NASA OIG Unhappy With SLS/Orion Spaceport Command and Control Systems

The stack of reports critical of various aspects of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft grew a little taller today. NASA’s Office of Inspector General has released a rather unflattering audit regarding the Spaceport Command and Control (SCCS) for SLS & Orion. The system, which will be used to control the network of ground […]

Posted in: SLS / Orion
Deep Impact: NASA OIG Report Demolishes Asteroid Detection Program

Deep Impact: NASA OIG Report Demolishes Asteroid Detection Program

Rarely, if ever, has a NASA OIG report been this direct: “We found that NASA has organized its NEO Program under a single Program Executive who manages a loosely structured conglomerate of research activities that are not well integrated and lack an overarching framework with Program oversight, objectives, and established milestones to track progress.” “NASA […]

Posted in: Asteroids, NASA
NASA OIG Report Raises More Questions About MPCV/Orion

NASA OIG Report Raises More Questions About MPCV/Orion

NASA’s Office of Inspector General released a report on the Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion) today, and almost irrespective of your point of view, it should be a more than a little troubling.  The report’s principle conclusion is that due to what is described as a “constrained budget environment” the Lockheed Martin built capsule is […]

Posted in: NASA, SLS / Orion
NASA OIG Report Generally Praises ISS Research Outreach

NASA OIG Report Generally Praises ISS Research Outreach

Earlier this week, the NASA Office of Inspector General released a report,  found here,  titled NASA’s Efforts to Maximize Research on the International Space Station.  The report itself , like most NASA OIG reports is very well written and provides excellent background information on the subject. For anyone interested in the approach to science being performed […]

Posted in: NASA, Space Stations
Blue Origin Signs New NASA Space Act Agreement

Blue Origin Signs New NASA Space Act Agreement

This past week was an unusually eventful several days for “NewSpace,” dominated by both the introduction of the Inspiration Mars Foundation and its flyby mission to Mars, and of course, the launch of the SpaceX /  NASA CRS-2 mission to ISS,  accompanied by a few hours of high anxiety as the company successfully worked through an initial problem with three of […]

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